,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fjb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,padilla 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,hirono1 ,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4          
,lankford7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,agriculture1      
,nutrition1 and ,forestry  ,a ,,bill    
,to amend the ,food1 ,agriculture1      
,conservation1 and ,trade ,act of #aiij 
to support research and development of  
ungulate grazing land management        
techniques for purposes of wildfire     
mitigation1 fuel reduction1 and         
post-fire recovery4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,wildfire
 ,resilience ,through ,grazing ,research
 ,act4  #b4 ,grazing for wildfire       
mitigation research and development     
,section #afgb7;d7 of the ,food1        
,agriculture1 ,conservation1 and ,trade 
,act of #aiij 7#g ,u4,s4,c4 #eibe7;d77  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  7#ba7 ,grazing for wildfire 

mitigation initiative  7,a7 ,definitions
 ,in this paragraph3 7i7 ,land-grant    
institution ,the term land-grant        
institution means an #ahfb ,institution1
 #ahij ,institution1 or #aiid           
,institution 7as those terms are defined
 in section #b of the ,agricultural     
,research1 ,extension1 and ,education   
,reform ,act of #aiih 7#g ,u4,s4,c4     
#gfja774  7ii7 ,ungulate ,the term      
ungulate means a hooved grazing mammal4 
7,b7 ,initiative ,research and extension
 grants may be made under this section  
at land-grant institutions for the      
purposes of-- 7i7 supporting research   
and development of ungulate grazing land
 management techniques that-- 7,i7      
promote wildfire mitigation1 fuel       
reduction1 and post-fire recovery on    
public land and private land1 including 
research and development relating to    
understanding the economic benefits of1 
and increasing social support for1 such 
activities2  7,,ii7 are compatible with 
activities that protect against adverse 

environmental effects1 including the    
spread of invasive plant species and    
disease1 soil erosion1 water quality    
degradation1 and watershed degradation1 
such as-- 7aa7 rotational grazing2  7bb7
 managed stocking rates2  7cc7 riparian 
buffer zones2  7dd7 cover crops2  7ee7  
fencing1 including virtual fencing2     
7ff7 manipulation of wild ungulate      
populations through targeted wildlife   
management2 and  7gg7 water point       
management techniques2 and  7,,iii7     
improve soil health2 and  7ii7          
disseminating information to public and 
private landowners1 land managers1 and  
livestock owners1 including through     
providing educational materials and     
conducting outreach programs1           
regarding-- 7,i7 ungulate grazing land  
management techniques that promote      
wildfire mitigation1 fuel reduction1 and
 post-fire recovery2 and  7,,ii7        
compatible activities described in      
clause 7i74  4